Starting device for automobiles.



E. P. DE BERRY.

STARTING DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLECATION FILED SEPT 8.1914.

Patented Aug. 17, 1915 EBMONID P. DE BERRY, (PF BERKELEY, CALIFOENIA.ASSIGNOB- T13 FQARD. EiTA-BT MANUFACTURING 30., (PF SAN FRANGISGG,CALIFQRNZA,

CALIFORNIA.

13. CQRPGEt-ATIGN F Application filed T (ZZZ whom it may concern Be itknown that I, Emroxn P. De BERRY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Berkeley, in the county of Alameda and State of California,have invented new and useful Improvements in Starting Devices forAutomobiles, of which the following is a specification. 'llheflinventionrelates to engine cranking devices, and particularly to a manuallyoperable starter for automobiles.

It is an object to provide a cranking device readily attachable tostandard automobiles Without expensive alteration or ma-- chinery of thesame, to provide a. device which is simple, reliable and particularlydesigned to safely release in kick-hack of the engine.

The invention consists of the parts and the combination and constructionofparts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed, havingreference to the accompany the event of a I ing drawings, in which itspivot 11 Figure l is a front elevation of the device,

as applied to a crank shaft. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof.

At 2 is indicated a crank shaft upon which is pinned, keyed or otherwisefastened a. collar 3 having a pulley face 4, a toothed face 5 and aclutch face 6. Encompassing the collar is a ring 7 forming the hub of aknuckle jointed lever the outer end of which is connected by a suitabledevice, as a cable 9 to a hand-lever 10 mounted for convenient operationby the operator of the engine or vehicle.

011 the section of the lever above the pivot joint 11 is pivoted at 1.2a link 13, the lower end of which is pivoted at 13 to a pawl 1%, whichis in the plane of the ratchet teeth. The pawl 14 is pivoted at 15 onthe hub section of the lever 8. A spring 16 connecting the pawl 1% andthe hub section operates to hold. the pawl-end clear of the ratchetteeth andto rock-the lever-end backward on When installed upon an enginethe lever 8 is connected to a fixture or part of the frame by a.-suitable spring 17. the function of v Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. fit, QiffiE,

September 8, 1914. Serial No. 860,578

The first effect of the cable pull is to rock the lever-end and throwthe pawl 14 into on gagement tvith the-ratchet face- As the pullcontinues the tension cftlie return spring 17 is overcome and then theentire lever 8 swings with the pawl is engaging the ratchet and turningthe shaft. Efficient motors are easily started by this device on a halfturn, but in event of failure the lever '8 1S oscillated until theengine starts. In eventof a kick-back by the engine, the is disengagedhy the abutment of a part 1 5 thereon with a stationary memhe 1& rangedat the normal idle position of the lever and pawl ls.

The device is simple, practicable and readily installed and iscoiiperahle with the rega lar starting crank 18 which has a clutchmember 19 engageable with the clutch 6 of the collar 3. Thus the enginemay be start ed either by the lever 8 or the common crank, each beingindependent of the other. Ciling of the collar and ring is provided orby a grease cup 20 attached to the ring. Balls 21 to form a ball bearingbetween the ring and collar may he inserted through oiling port when thegrease cup is detached. Having thus described my invention. what I claimand desire to secure Letters Fatent is 1. In combination with member onsaid shaft teeth, a sectional lever )osition upon rearward movement ofthe shaft.

2. In combination with the engine shaft, a member on said shaft havingper" heral teeth, a sectional lever the inner se tion of which is inrotatable connection with the l i v 1 r -.1

snait, a paw pivoted to said inner .et ea section and beingengageable'uuth the teetn of said member, means to tension the innerlever section, aconnection between the upper end of the pawl and the.outer lever section,

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andmeans to operate the outer lever section whereby to cause saidconnection to actuate the pawl into engagement with the teeth of saidmember.

3. In combination with the'engine shaft, a

said member, means to tension the inner lever section, a connectionbetween the lppe'r end of thepawland the outer lever seetiomfi :1depending part on the pawl, a'stationefiiy};

member. beneath the pawl en'gageable with 15 said depending part uponbackward rota- 'tion of the shaft to disengag feithe pawl from theteeth, and suitable connected to the outer lever section for moving theconnection of said outer section with the pawl to cause the 20 latter toengage the teeth of said member.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

v I EDMOND P. DE BERRY.

' Witnesses:

JOHN H. Hammer,

